{"id":1965365,"date":"2023-07-06T08:23:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T12:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vietnam-probes-blackpink-concert-organiser-over-south-china-sea-map\/"},"modified":"2023-07-06T08:24:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T12:24:42","slug":"vietnam-probes-blackpink-concert-organiser-over-south-china-sea-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vietnam-probes-blackpink-concert-organiser-over-south-china-sea-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam investigates Blackpink concert organizer for using disputed map."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvietnam-probes-blackpink-concert-organiser-over-south-china-sea-map%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1965365&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>Vietnam Launches Inspection into Blackpink&#8217;s Tour Organiser&#8217;s Website<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>HANOI (Reuters) &#8211; Vietnam has launched an inspection into K-pop group Blackpink\u2019s tour organiser\u2019s website, ahead of its concert in Hanoi, over criticism from fans that it shows a map of the South China Sea with disputed boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy follows Vietnam\u2019s decision to ban Warner Bros\u2019 highly-anticipated film \u201cBarbie\u201d over a scene allegedly featuring the \u201cnine-dash line\u201d used in Chinese maps to illustrate Beijing\u2019s claims over vast areas of the South China Sea, including swathes of what Vietnam considers its continental shelf.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><h3>Inspection Ordered to Verify Controversial Map<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Vietnam\u2019s culture ministry said late on Wednesday it had ordered an inspection of the website \u201cto verify the suspicion that the company organizing the Blackpink music night promoted the cow-tongue line\u201d, using the Vietnamese phrase to describe the U-shaped line. <\/p>\n<p>The ministry did not immediately respond to questions about the possible outcome of the inspection. It was unclear when it would announce its findings.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese organiser iME Entertainment and South Korean agency YG Entertainment, which manages Blackpink, had no immediate comment. <\/p>\n<p>The organiser\u2019s website was inaccessible on Thursday but a cached version seen by Reuters and last updated on July 4, shows a vague nine-dash line that encompasses nearly the whole South China Sea.<\/p>\n<p>Vietnam and China have long had overlapping territorial claims to a potentially energy-rich stretch in the waterway. The Southeast Asian country has repeatedly accused Chinese vessels of violating its sovereignty.  <\/p>\n<p>Blackpink, a cornerstone of South Korea\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vietnam-probes-blackpink-concert-organiser-over-south-china-sea-map\/\" title=\"Vietnam investigates Blackpink concert organizer for using disputed map.\">multi-billion dollar entertainment industry<\/a>, is the latest to court trouble in Vietnam for depicting China\u2019s controversial nine-dash line, which was repudiated in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-vessels-invade-philippines-bombard-local-boats-with-water-cannon\/\" title=\"Chinese Vessels Invade Philippines, Bombard Local Boats with Water Cannon\">international arbitration ruling<\/a> by a court in The Hague in 2016. China refuses to recognise the ruling.<\/p>\n<p>The culture ministry\u2019s move followed complaints by Vietnamese internet users who noticed the nine-dash line on the organiser\u2019s website. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBought two tickets for me and my date. Then saw the cow-tongue, and quit. I am (a) patriot,\u201d Tu Anh Xinh, a Blackpink fan wrote on Facebook.      <\/p>\n<p>The world-famous K-pop girl group is due to perform in Vietnam for the first time ever on July 29-30, having been granted a government license that requested the organiser to comply with the government\u2019s regulations on performing activities.<\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Phuong Nguyen, Khanh Vu, Francesco Guarascio in Hanoi; additional reporting by Hyunsu Yim in Seoul; Editing by Kanupriya Kapoor)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/vietnam-probes-blackpink-concert\/attachment\/2022-mtv-video-music-awards-at-the-prudential-center-in\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>The Biden Administration and the White House<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>Interview with Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>Metaverse Raises No Concerns<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>Google Accuses India&#8217;s Antitrust Body<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vietnam investigates Blackpink&#8217;s tour organiser&#8217;s website for displaying a disputed South China Sea map. Fans&#8217; criticism prompted the inspection before the Hanoi concert. 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